"The Secret Douglas Adams RPG people have been playing for 15 years."

Turing, the Arab Spring, and "RATS": digging into the revived card game Netrunner and why it's important, right now.

"p.t. has finally let me experience what being a conspiracy theorist feels like"

I would never, ever have the patience to do something like this, but I really, really love reading about the people who do, and what they uncover, and how.

Donald Levine, the veteran who created G.I.Joe (and thusly the action figure industry) passed away.

By the numbers: the most popular games on Steam. And which get played the most.

FRIDAY FIVE:
* Will the FCC's new net neutrality push also promote municipal broadband?
* A stark difference: mapping America's economic activity.
* Is China planning military action against Japan?
* Game theory: an online project, launched as a joke, becomes a massive social experiment.
* OooOooh. Tron-inspired art for Marvel characters.

SOME NEWS:
* If Clinton runs for president, what platform will she run on?
* Speaking of 2016, why Jeb Bush won't be the Republican nominee either.
* Who is behind a sniper attack on a power station in San Jose?
* On the ground in east Baltimore.
* As noted elsewhere: Dungeons & Dragons at 40.

SOME NEWS:
* The State of the Union speech was a step against austerity. Yes, the State of the Union still matters. The opposition response, however, remains pointless.
* By the numbers: 27 statistics on the real state of our union.
* "One-third of Americans who were middle class in 2008 now consider themselves lower or lower middle class ( Read more... )

LET'S END THIS:
* io9 picks the best and worst scifi and fantasy movies, and national treasure John Waters gives us his favorite silver screen selections.
* The best and worst television moments of 2013. Spoilers, obviously.
* All Songs Considered wraps up the year in music. And I found some winners in the top ten dance tracks, myself ( Read more... )

SOME NEWS:
* "While far from a dictatorship, the United States has employed a number of paranoid tactics that delegitimize its democracy."
* War on women: 'The Koch Brothers and the anti-choice agenda.'
* "Five video games that could make the world a better place."
* Disney breaks new ground in animation, again.
* Fox presents new opportunity for ( Read more... )